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Potential Canada NT in this year's FIBA Americas
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More about the Pan American Games that Toronto will be hosting.
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Cory Joseph looks forward for this summer's activities for Canada.
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Sounds great. I'm trying to arrange a workable summer vacation for this. I really want to see Canada's NT in action.Originally posted by Hepcat View PostI'm planning to take in some of those games!
Also, Jay Triano is thrilled at Canada's expected depth.
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Predicting Canada's Olympic Lineup
The players I want to see suit up aside from who everyone expects is Kevin Pangos and Nik Stauskas. I agree about having Carl English, team still need a veteran to look up to.Sacramento Kings
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These are my guesses for the national team pool:
PG: Cory Joseph, Brady Heslip, Tyler Ennis and Kevin Pangos
SG: Andy Rautins, Carl English and Philipp Scrubb
SF: Andrew Wiggins, Melvin Ejim and Nick Stauskas.
PF: Andrew Nicholson, Anthony Bennet and Kyle Landry.
C: Kelly Olynyk, Tristan Thompson ,Robert Sacre and Levon Kendall.
17 players. Maybe we have some other additions like Jordan Bachynski,Jevonh Shepherd,Owen Klassen. And of course some players may refuse the invitation.
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I am really hoping we can put together a better line-up than that. A number of those guys should not be good enough to make Team Canada with the current pool of players. Here are my thoughts on a twelve man roster:Originally posted by soulis79 View PostThese are my guesses for the national team pool:
PG: Cory Joseph, Brady Heslip, Tyler Ennis and Kevin Pangos
SG: Andy Rautins, Carl English and Philipp Scrubb
SF: Andrew Wiggins, Melvin Ejim and Nick Stauskas.
PF: Andrew Nicholson, Anthony Bennet and Kyle Landry.
C: Kelly Olynyk, Tristan Thompson ,Robert Sacre and Levon Kendall.
17 players. Maybe we have some other additions like Jordan Bachynski,Jevonh Shepherd,Owen Klassen. And of course some players may refuse the invitation.
PG1 - Cory Joeseph
SG1 - Nik Stauskas (maybe Carl English if healthy)
SF1 - Andrew Wiggins
PF1 - Tristan Thompson
C1 - Kelly Olynyk
PG - Tyler Ennis
PG/SG - Brady Heslip
SG - Carl English
PF - Andrew Nicholson
PF/C - Dwight Powell
C - Rob Sacre
? - I am torn on the last spot, we are weak at SF and could see Kris Joseph or Melvin Ejim here. Or perhaps Anthony Bennett and have him, Carl English. Nik Stauskas and Dwight Powell play some SF.
I can see Andy Rautins taking English's or Heslip's spot.
I am really hoping we don't need to resort to the likes of Scrubb, Landry, Kendall, Bachynski, Classen, Sheppard. I am hoping we have more talent than those names. Plus we have a good group of younger guys to fill in and need to get experience - Trey Lyles, Kyle Wiltjer, Kevin Pangos, Olivier Hanlan, Khem Birch etc.Comment
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Portland Trailblazers assistant coach David Vanterpool joining Jay Triano's staff.
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One of the biggest wins in Canadian mens basketball - Canada tops Argentina in Pan Am Games http://www.thespec.com/pan-am-games-...in-basketball/Comment
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Twenty years ago Basketball Canada still worked very closely with the CIAU/CIS to develop players for the national team. Now I believe perhaps only a single player at the Team Canada camp attended a Canadian university(Carleton). The rest all attended American colleges. As a result, they've played with all these American teammates for many years and don't seem to harbour the antipathy I'd like to see toward the Americans and American basketball. I'd like to see more simmering hatred (like in hockey) which would foster more intense competitiveness.
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Due to the proximity of the nations an intense rivalry is inevitable. It needs a spark to ignite it which is possible in an Olympic matchup.Originally posted by Hepcat View PostTwenty years ago Basketball Canada still worked very closely with the CIAU/CIS to develop players for the national team. Now I believe perhaps only a single player at the Team Canada camp attended a Canadian university(Carleton). The rest all attended American colleges. As a result, they've played with all these American teammates and don't seem to harbour the antipathy I'd like to see toward the Americans and American basketball. I'd like to see more simmering hatred (like in hockey) which would foster more intense competitiveness.
Silver medal 2012 Olympics prediction game.Comment
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An intense rivalry can only be born on the court in competitive games that mean something. It looks like we could see more of that in the years to come at the youth level but even if there's a Canada/USA match up next summer I don't expect it to be close enough to spark something. The possibility of things getting heated at the senior level is probably around 5+ years out, assuming the young Canadians develop very well.
I don't think the basketball match up between the two countries will match the hockey rivalry any time soon. There's 25 or so years of intense games between the two sides at the senior and junior levels already. There's nothing quite like seeing thousands of crazed Canadian hockey fans booing, cursing and flipping off a team of American teenagers during the world juniors when they're held in Canada. I don't think I could ever see the US getting bent out of shape over basketball the way Canada does when it comes to hockey. The only sport Americans have woven into their national identity in the same way at this point is American football.Comment
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How much of a chance do you fellows think Nik Stauskas has of cracking the twelve man Canadian roster for the FIBA Americas Championship?
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